Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
information 2015–2016

The Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) promote excellence in graduate studies at the master's and doctoral levels. OGS awards are merit-based scholarships available to graduate students in all graduate disciplines in Ontario Universities. Eligible students apply for OGS through each university where they may be enrolled in 2015-16.

The Queen’s University OGS competition is open to any eligible graduate student registered in or any eligible applicant to, a graduate program in the School of Graduate Studies. The Queen’s OGS award must be taken up at Queen’s; it is not transferrable to another institution. Please see the information below about How to Apply for a Queen’s University OGS.

Scholarship Value: $15,000 for one academic year, normally paid out in 3 equal installments. The award is not renewable.

Eligible Applicants

Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada*.

Enrolled in an eligible post-secondary institution in Ontario in 2015-16.

Enrolled full time an eligible graduate program in 2015-16.

* Visa Students. Foreign students who are studying in Ontario under a temporary resident visa - student study permit, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) are eligible for the allotted visa student awards. There will be a separate competition for visa students.

Minimum Academic Requirements for Applicants

If entering the first or second year of graduate studies at the time of application the student must have an overall average of at least A-, or the equivalent, on the last 20 one-term/semester courses, or the equivalent, completed.

If the student is entering the third year or beyond of graduate studies at the time of application the student must have an overall average of at least A-, or the equivalent, on all graduate courses completed.

If master’s or doctoral degree marks used for calculating an applicant’s grade point average (GPA) are not available (for example, courses were graded on a pass-fail basis), then the university’s Graduate Studies Office will use the most recently available undergraduate or graduate marks to calculate a student’s GPA.

Students who do not meet these minimum should not apply, as they will be disqualified.

2015-16 Application Deadline

You must submit your completed 2015-16 OGS application on or before the deadline specified by the department/program you are applying to. The deadline will appear in your OGS application manager once you select your program. Note that different programs have different OGS application deadlines.

How do I Apply?

The OGS application is web-based. In order to ensure maximum functionality, please confirm that your current browser will support the application by going through the browser check and follow instructions as appropriate

To access the OGS application please click on the link below, and you will be taken to a registration page.

Follow the instructions below to set up an OGS application account.

Then follow the instructions below to complete and submit your 2015-16 OGS application.

The on screen instructions will also help you successfully complete your application. These instructions appear at the top or bottom of the screen, or wherever a button which read “Click for details” appears.